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Growth dynamics of Centrolobium robustum (Vell.) Mart. ex Benth. (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in the Atlantic Forest

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Knowledge about growth rhythm and longevity of tropical trees is essential to understand life strategies of native species, and consequently, of forest remnants. This study aims to investigate the growth dynamics of Centrolobium robustum, a representative species from Atlantic Forest. For this purpose, radial growth was examined through tree rings and cambium analysis, from macroscopical, anatomical, and ultrastructural perspectives. The apical and radial stem growth was evaluated through leaf and cambium phenology, respectively. Leaf and cambium behaviors were associated with environmental seasonality. The results showed that the period of cell production and cambial development occurred in association with leaf expansion and during the wet, warm, and long-day season. Seasonality of cambial and leaf phenology in response to the environment determined the annual formation of tree rings, and it allowed to evaluate C. robustum growth rates and longevity. Species seasonality also responded to abnormal climatic events during the study period, which shows its sensitivity to environmental changes and represents a factor to be considered in the forest management programs.

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We are grateful to Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) for fellowships, funding, and research grants; Walter da Silva, João Ferreira Alves Junior, and Eduardo Gama Mendes de Moraes for support in field works; Maxmira de Souza Arêdes and Camilla Ribeiro Alexandrino for support in samples processing; and Dr. Cláudio Sergio Lisi for support with dendrochronology analysis. This paper was derived from the master dissertation of the first author.

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  1. Laboratório de Anatomia Vegetal, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524 Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20550-900, Brazil

    Thaís Jorge de Vasconcellos, Monique Silva Costa & Cátia Henriques Callado

  2. Laboratório de Botânica Estrutural, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão, 915 Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22460-030, Brazil

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    Thaís Jorge de Vasconcellos, Monique Silva Costa, Maura Da Cunha & Cátia Henriques Callado

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de Vasconcellos, T.J., Costa, M.S., Barros, C.F. et al. Growth dynamics of Centrolobium robustum (Vell.) Mart. ex Benth. (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in the Atlantic Forest. Braz. J. Bot 39, 925–934 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-016-0292-9

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